Nest Sitters for Nest #6 gathered Thursday about an hour before sunset to begin excavation of our only green nest the season. The Dilleys began a large sweep over the nest site. Because hatchlings were coming out of the nest from multiple points, the team...

Sunday night, nest #6 sitters arrived around 6PM to find a sink hole on their nest. After much encouragement from the team throughout the evening (including flash mob hatchling dance moves, singing, and multiple cheers), the hatchlings finally came out just before...

Construction is progressing well on the STAR Center (Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center) at the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island. The Center will have several more tanks than the 5 we currently operate. One or two will be larger to better accommodate our...

Saturday was a busy day for our NEST volunteers! For over 3 weeks our wonderful volunteers have been monitoring Nest #4 , and with no signs of activity. What were the turtles doing?! So this Saturday we planned an excavation at day 75 to see what was happening. This...

Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.) was very fortunate to have several local businesses recently sponsor a N.E.S.T. ATV run for the next 5 years. These sponsorships helped to provide a storage box for the back of each ATV which holds safety equipment,...